Girls’ Guide to Richmond, VA

It’s the first day of classes over here at Richmond! We just finished up orientation week, where I had the cutest group of girls who are so excited to start their lives here! Between the many seminars, discussions, and tours during orientation, my girls asked me some very important questions, such as “Where is the best nail salon around here?” and “What are your favorite places to go out to eat?” Clearly, this is vital information and I am very opinionated about my nails and food:) So I made a mental list of all of the places I love most outside of the University and am sharing them all today!

I got a trim, deep condition, and blow out here last year and loved it! The salon is very modern and cool, and the people have been very nice. When you make an appointment, be sure you’re doing it at their “Libbie Ave” location.

Okay, this is my favorite nail salon I’ve ever been to. It is so clean, relaxing, and enjoyable. They give you water with lemon and fresh fruit upon arrival and a massage during your manicure. Definitely a wonderful treat after a big exam or long week! The best part?! It’s literally a two minute drive off campus in the Village Shopping Center.

I love a good spray tan (I am from Jersey, after all…) and Palm Beach Tan is the closest tanning place to campus, also located in the Village Shopping Center. I would recommend buying a pack of tans so you can save some $$ and use them throughout the school year!

Going out to eat:

Here are some of my favorite places to eat. I would suggest looking at the menus online and just plugging in the address to a GPS to get there. (none of these are farther than 20 minutes away!)

Mosaic’s is in walking distance from Richmond in the River Road Shopping Center. There is some major comfort food here– definitely try the award winning smoked gouda mac & cheese and their homemade cookies for desert!

Richmond students literally love Cafe Caturra. A short ride from campus in Libbie and Grove, it has inexpensive soup, salad, and sandwich options and even offers a student discount during the school year.

Potentially my favorite restaurant in Richmond, the Tobacco Company is located in Shockoe Slip in an abandoned tobacco warehouse. This is a great option for dinner with the fam during Parent’s Weekend.

A Richmond “landmark eatery,” Millie’s is open for brunch, lunch, and dinner, and has a different menu every day. It serves fresh and local Richmond foods, and it’s signature dish is Thai Spicy Shrimp.

Sushi and tater tots. Weird combination? Definitely not. This is the best sushi around and they even have a to-go option called, Sticky Rice Togogo. My girlfriends and I have picked up sushi here and taken it back to eat in our rooms, hence the many soy sauce stains on my carpet last year…

Take a break and eat at one of these delish places: Auntie Anne’s soft pretzels, Baker’s Crust, Cheesecake Factory, Chick-fil-A, Chipotle, Cold Stone Creamery, Nordstrom Ebar, and Starbucks (there’s one with a drive through too!!)

I hope this list of my Richmond favorites helps you out as you explore everything that lies outside of UR’s beautiful campus… Let me know if I am missing any of your favorites and I will happily add them! Feel free to share this post with your friends so they too can take advantage of everything that Richmond has to offer as well!

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